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  Tartu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tartu then became Swedish in 1629, which led to the foundation of the university in 1632 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
During the second-half of the 19th century, Tartu was the cultural center for Estonians in the era of Romantic nationalism.
Tartu is also the seat of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, the Baltic Defence College, Tartu Aviation College, and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartu   (1334 words)

  
 Tartu County - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tartu County (Estonian: Tartu maakond), or Tartumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
The city of Tartu is the centre of the county located at a distance of 186 km from Tallinn.
Tartu County is an integrated economic system and labour area with its centre in the City of Tartu.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tartu_County   (1262 words)

  
 Tartu Ülikool
Tartu University obtained the monopoly of higher education in the western provinces of the Russian Empire forming close relationships in the east with the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg and in the west with German universities.
Tartu University can look back on its history of 370 years which is symbolised by the statue of Gustav II Adolf, re-erected on its original site, Royal Square, on St. George's Day in 1992 (created by Elisabeth Tebelius-Myren in 1991 from a plaster figure by Fogelberg) to defend the continuity of alma mater Tartuensis.
Tartu University is the mother university to Tallinns' Technical University and the Agricultural University.
www.ut.ee /english/general/history   (1551 words)

  
 ISXO International Exchanges - University of Tartu
Tartu is the oldest city in the Baltic region, nestled along the banks of the Emajõgi River, 186 km south of the capital Tallinn.
Tartu and its university served as the birthplace of Estonian literature, journalism, cultural and professional societies and the Estonian song festival tradition.
Founded in 1632 by the King of Sweden, the University of Tartu is one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe.
www.utoronto.ca /student.exchange/programs/tartu.html   (924 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Tartu (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Tartu's university was founded in 1632 by Gustavus II of Sweden, suppressed in 1656, and reopened in 1802.
Captured by Peter I in 1704, during the Northern War, it was ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.
Tartu is built around a hill topped by an old fortified castle and a restored 13th-century cathedral (the site of the present university library).
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tartu.html   (336 words)

  
 Geography of Estonia - Uncyclopedia
Tartu is the capital of Estonia from 1030 - as it is marked in the chronicles.
It is considered to be one of the largest cities in Europe, consisting of 456 square kilometres of land and 2000 tons of bad air.
Tartu City Hall is situated near the Mount Pirogov (a 200 m high peak in the centre of the Pirogov Square).
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Tartu   (2292 words)

  
 The Great Synagogue of Tartu, Estonia
Tartu, also known as Dorpat, in German, and Yurev in Russian, is the second largest city and an old center of culture and learning of Estonia.
There were very few Jews in Tartu before the middle years of the 19th century, when Estonia was already part of the Russian empire.
The Jews who settled in Tartu after the Second World War, mostly refugees who returned from Siberia and other regions of the Soviet Union, were not permitted to establish a new synagogue.
www.bh.org.il /Communities/Synagogue/Tartu.asp   (702 words)

  
 Tartu University - Reisijututuba   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Then for the next 50 years the Soviet era for Tartu University was somewhat limited to politically correct soviet studies which were permitted to be taught in Estonian.
Tartu is a university-town (like Boston in the United States, or Cambridge in Britain).
The Tartu University Student Village is responsible for 7 university hostels.
www2.mbp.ee /~ke/reisid/engtartu.html   (843 words)

  
 Visittartu.com
The time-honoured university, museum-rich and Hanseatic city of Tartu lies on the banks of the River Emajõgi.
Tartu is a modern city with a rich historical heritage and culture.
One of Tartu ´s most important historical monuments is the St. John´s Church with it´s thousand terracotta sculptures.
www.visittartu.com /?set_lang_id=2   (116 words)

  
 Tartu travel guide - Wikitravel
Tartu (also known as Dorpat or Yuryev.)[1] is a nice old university town and the second largest city in Estonia.
N.B.: The Friday afternoon departures from Tartu to Tallinn are usually crowded during academic semester as a lot students go home for the weekend.
Tartu's Old Town is pretty much navigteable by foot, but if you want to go out of Old Town, then luckily Go Bus Tartu is providing public transport service with Automen.
wikitravel.org /en/Tartu   (727 words)

  
 Conference Tourism - Tartu is a great place to organise your conference! - Visittartu.com
In creating the tradition of conferences, Tartu aims to utilise its strengths — in Europe Tartu is known as a university town and a research centre.
Tartu has huge potential and good preconditions to become one of the most important conference tourism centres in Estonia.
Tartu is home to the 200-year-old University Clinic, the largest complex of hospitals and laboratories.
www.visittartu.com /1554   (865 words)

  
 Tartu Kunstikool
Tartu Art School was formed in 2000, splitting the education in two different institutions – Tartu Art College (applied higher education) and Tartu Art School (vocational education).
As we share the premises with Tartu Art College that has 7 departments (photography, media and advertisment design, sculpture, leather art, textile, furniture design and renovation and wall painting and renovation) we are able to share and offer professional teachers from all these fields.
Tartu Art School has applied in the end of 2005 to European Social Fund together with Tartu Art College to form a new multimedia curricula in both schools starting 2007/2008.
www.art.tartu.ee /kunstikool/?a=page&page=43bc035555925758df54e   (304 words)

  
 Tartu Tourist Information
Tartu markets itself as the “city of good thoughts,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean there are a lot of positive thinkers running around the place.
Tartu is the intellectual capital of Estonia and home of Tartu University, the most prestigious (and most agree the best) university of the 42 in Estonia (yes, 42).
Tartu denizens don’t expect Tallinners to understand it (and Tallinners don’t), but you can stun the locals by asking them to define it.
www.balticsww.com /tartu.htm   (889 words)

  
 Tartu Teaduspark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Tartu Science Park consultants help the company to analyze the project and prepare the documents for submission to EE according to required form.
Tartu Science Park consultants help the company to analyze the business plan and prepare the documents for submission to EE according to required form.
Tartu Science Park encourages young people for entrepreneurship and facilitates company collaboration with research institutions.
park.tartu.ee /eng/?p=7   (294 words)

  
 Central Washington University - Study Abroad & Exchange Programs: University of Tartu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Profile: The University of Tartu, founded in 1632 by King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, is one of the oldest universities in the Baltic countries.
Tartu, Estonia's second largest city, is situated in south-eastern Estonia on the banks of the Emajõgi river, 186 km from Tallinn.
One of the oldest university towns in Europe, Tartu is home to the University of Tartu, the Estonian Agricultural University, the Baltic Defence College and some private universities.
www.cwu.edu /~studyabroad/europe/Estonia/ISEPUofTartu.html   (713 words)

  
 Tartu  Estonia - In Your Pocket   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Not only is it the birthplace of the pivotal, 19th-century 'National Awakening' movement, which gave Estonians their first sense of cultural unity, it's also the country's main university town, a tradition that goes back to the founding of Tartu University by the Swedes in 1632.
It's the large student population that gives Tartu its intellectual and artsy edge, along with what many consider to be the hippiest café and nightlife scene in Estonia.
Even in summer, when most students are away, the 'City of Good Thoughts', as Tartu is officially nicknamed, retains a palpable aura of creativity and originality in everything from its restaurant menus to its street décor.
inyourpocket.com /estonia/tartu/en   (477 words)

  
 The Concept of Text in Cultural Semiotics
The Tartu school uses this model, notably, to understand the relationship between Russia and the West, during the time of Peter the Great and the slavophiles, for whom the part of culture is played by the West and Russia, respectively.
However, I have suggested that the art-sphere, particularly during Modernism, could be conveniently understood using the Tartu school model, and substituting the opposition between art and non-art for that between culture and non-culture (Sonesson 1992; 1993a; 1994a,b).
Bakhtin (1986:103ff), who is one of the averred precursors of the Tartu school, has also written an article about the notion of text, which he describes as "the primary datum of the human sciences"; "the immediate reality (reality of thought and of experience) within which this thought and these disciplines can exclusively constitute themselves".
www.arthist.lu.se /kultsem/sonesson/TextTartu1.html   (2528 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Estonia: The Emergence of Tartu
Throughout the century, there has been a quiet rivalry over influence between "cosmopolitan Tallinn" and "academic Tartu." That difference was obvious during the inter-war independence period and throughout the eight years since the restoration of independence.
Most Tallinners, however, did not take notice of Tartu's growing presence until it was announced that an Austrian firm has presented a plan to build the "most modern hospital complex in Europe" right in the city.
Recently, a large new biomedical research institute opened its doors in the city, again proving that Tartu is the "brain" of Estonia.
www.ce-review.org /99/13/huang13.html   (671 words)

  
 Tartu: Estonia's Rising Star
For most people Tartu is only the home of the 367-year old Tartu University, once the second institution of higher learning in the Swedish Empire.
It was the centre of higher education in the region throughout the fickle geopolitical situation.
However, most Tallinners did not take notice of the growing prestige of Tartu until it was announced that an Austrian firm had presented a plan to build the "most modern hospital complex in Europe" right in Tartu.
www.ce-review.org /99/1/amber1.html   (620 words)

  
 Tartu
It is home to one of Estonia's Universities, Tartu Ülikool.
This is a statue commemorating Tartu's population reaching 100,000.
It's said that if you walk over the top arch of the bridge, than you are automatically a citizen of Tartu.
www.emporia.edu /earthsci/amber/estonia/jeremy/tartu.htm   (539 words)

  
 The Fiddler keeps on dancing
TARTU - It’s been more than 40 years since “Fiddler on the Roof” premiered on Broadway, and the musical still hasn’t lost its charm.
Even Tartu’s humble Vanemuine Theater production, which is a long way from Broadway, is promising to sell out this February.
Although Tartu’s production is made up of an entirely local cast, it has managed to retain the Broadway spirit.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/14573   (585 words)

  
 UNIVERSITY OF TARTU, TARTU, ESTONIA - UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Founded in 1632, the University of Tartu has almost 18 000 students and is famous for research-based education and lively student traditions.
Tartu is Estonia’s second largest city, with 100 000 people, and is located 2.5 hours from the airport and sea port of Tallinn, with connections to major cities in Europe and Russia.
The University of Tartu is the only Baltic university member of the Coimbra Group, uniting reputable European research universities of long-standing traditions.
www.euroeducation.net /euro/es006.htm   (1856 words)

  
 Welcome to Tartu!
Tartu, with its population of 101,246 (Population Census data from 2000) in an area of 38.8 square kilometres, is the second largest city of Estonia.
Tartu, lying 185 kilometres south of Tallinn, is also the centre of Southern Estonia.
Tartu City Government, Raekoda, 50089 Tartu, e-mail lv[at]raad.tartu.ee, press[at]raad.tartu.ee, web[at]raad.tartu.ee
www.tartu.ee /?lang_id=2   (108 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Adventures of Tartu: Video: Adventures of Tartu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Stevenson's job is to parachute in with the identify of Jan Tartu, a member of the Romanian Iron Guard.
At first she takes Tartu for what he seems to be, but then realizes he is a secret British agent.
Tartu is well acted and the adventures move right along.
www.amazon.com /Adventures-Tartu/dp/B0000AFWVT   (1271 words)

  
 City Museum | Welcome
The Tartu City Museum was established in 1955 for collecting, studying and displaying the objects connected with town history as well as other sources.
The Tartu City Museum has been organizing Tartu History Days and Hansa Conferences and has been publishing its own yearbook since 1995.
This exhibition is completed by the displays of Tartu Citizen's Home in the 1830s, the Home Museum of Oskar Luts and the KGB Cells.
linnamuuseum.tartu.ee /en.html   (102 words)

  
 Tartu Hoteles - Hotele Comodidad en Tartu | Tartumaa Estonia
The Hotell Tartu; Tartu; Estonia is a comfortable 2 star hotel.
The hotel enjoys an excellent location in Tartu (the city of good thoughts).
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Tartu, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your Tartumaa visit.
www.simplehotels.com /es/ee/tartu   (105 words)

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